Anthony Anderson studied at the University of Sydney and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law. He established a career as a film lawyer in private practice and subsequently worked in-house in business affairs at Columbia Tri-Star and Shanahan Management. Anthony established Red Carpet Productions in 1996 to develop independent films. He produced the short dramas Pentuphouse (1998) and Flowergirl (1999) with Cate Shortland, and executive produced Joy (2000). He was also associate producer on Strap On Olympia (1995) and The Visitor (2001). Red Carpet Productions has several feature film projects at various stages of development. Somersault (2004) is its first feature film. This has won numerous awards both in Australia and internationally, and produced an award winning soundtrack album. Anthony Anderson is the producer of ACCIDENTS HAPPEN (2009) which is represented for sales by Bankside Films www.accidentshappenthemovie.com Anthony is a founding member of IPI and also is a member of SPAA. In 2004 Anthony was awarded the SPAA Independent Producer Award, Film Critics Circle of Australia award as well as the AFI Award and IF Award for Best Feature. In 2005 Anthony was awarded the AFC Fellowship to research first hand the New York independent film industry. Anthony currently develops telemovies and feature film projects in the USA and Australia. In 2006 Anthony co-produced THE SILENCE , an ABC television mini-series directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Jan Chapman. This drama premiered as a film at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival.